March 11, 2026
World News
A range of risks occur for all travellers, the top three are generally from crime, road traffic accidents (RTA's), disease and illness. In most of the large South American and African countries, crime will be the main risk. In South East Asia, it would be road traffic accidents and more recently, urban pollution.
The best sources of global news are the BBC, Reuters, The Economist and The Guardian. Currently the war in Ukraine and Israel/Gaza conflict is focusing world attention. Russia is increasing its global voice with a despotic informal alliance with North Korea and Iran and the Ukraine war shows no sign of ending.
Current highlights:
- Middle East: Conflict escalates with Iran hitting mutli Gulf States
- Middle East. Most air space shut, massive flight disruption
- Kenya: Flooding and deaths in Nairobi
- Pakistan/Afghanistan: Fighting erupts, cross border strikes
- Hungary: Election 12 April
- Brazil: Adverse weather reported
- Australia: Bush fires in Victoria
- Venezuela: Tense following removal of Maduro
- Thailand/ Cambodia: Ceasefire agreed
- Ethiopia: Marburg Flu outbreak
- Myanmar: Mil increase mil actions and gain territory
- Ukraine: More deaths from Russian aerial attacks
- DRC: Ceaserfire with M23 rebels
- Colombia: Health emergency declared due to Yellow Fever outbreak
- Africa: Over 14,000 cases of Mpox virus, 450 deaths
